Russia-2025: Scenarios for the Future

From the „federation of corporations“ back to the “federation of regions”Center-regions relationship in 2000s, dynamicsRegionsThe CenterUnited Russia bad results atthe Duma elections2000Federal reform: federaldistricts, new scheme of theFederation Councilformation, State councilDeregionalization of the FederationCouncilRestoration of horizontal rotations offederal officials (struggle for MVD)The weakening of the fiscal federalismTermination of bilateral agreementswith the regions2005‘Beslan’ package: switch toappointing governors, newsystem of the State DumaelectionsThe unification of the forms ofpolitical organization in regions2011RegionsRegions enlargementExpanding of the practice ofappointing governors –“varangians”Reform of the localgovernment and thedismantling of mayoralelectionsReturn to direct elections ofgovernors;Establishment of the Ministry for theFar East development;New system ofthe Federation Council formationThe State Council 07/17/12‘+’ UnitedRussiaprimaries;Kozak’s andKhloponin’sworking groups2012‘-’ The law onhorizontalrotation of federalofficials inregions, largescale rotation inthe InteriorMinistry